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County, DOCR narrow contract terms for state beds at Grand Forks County jail; liability and escalation terms remain unresolved
Summary
Negotiations continued Aug. 5 over a near‑final contract to house up to 60 state inmates at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center; county officials say the draft is close to completion but flagged unresolved terms on an automatic rate-escalator, responsibility for damage in a minimum‑security pod and billing for extended off‑site transports.
County officials and a DOCR representative told the Grand Forks County Commission on Aug. 5 that negotiations on a proposed multi-year lease for state inmates at the Grand Forks County Correctional Center are largely complete but that several important contract provisions remain under negotiation. The latest draft sets the proposed count of state-occupied beds at 60 and retains a $100 per-bed-per-day base rate; the agreement term discussed is eight years with an approximate October 1 commencement date, subject to staffing and other operational preparations. Lance Anderson, appearing by Zoom as a DOCR representative, participated in the discussion.
Outstanding issues: County counsel and staff highlighted several unresolved items. County legal counsel said an "escalation clause" that automatically raises the per-bed rate…
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